Zarick v. Intuitive Surgical Inc., et al.
Apr 7, 2016
Intuitive Surgical Inc. struck a deal on Wednesday in California state court to settle a $30 million lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed one of its allegedly defective surgical robots severely injured her, after her doctor used it to perform a hy...
Apr 5, 2016
In this auto negligence case, plaintiffs claim a driver for Domino's Pizza caused a collision that left another driver a quadriplegic, who ultimately died one year later from a pulmonary embolism.
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Apr 5, 2016
Agrochemical giant Monsanto Co. notched a major win Tuesday in ongoing litigation over the alleged health risks of exposure to long-lasting carcinogens called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.
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Apr 1, 2016
Lowe’s Companies Inc. could be on the hook for punitive damages in a premises liability suit alleging that the home improvement retail giant’s failure to clean up standing water in an outdoor area of the store caused a customer to slip.
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Storytellers: Lloyd Bell and the Power of Performance
Apr 1, 2016
Atlanta attorney Lloyd Bell stands before the jury, prepared to give his opening statement. But instead of reintroducing himself or his clients, a stroke victim and her husband in a medical malpractice case, Bell sets a scene:
Mar 31, 2016
An emergency room doctor acted recklessly in treating a child’s diabetic complications, ultimately worsening brain swelling that led to her death, a pediatric physician told jurors Wednesday as trial continued in the suit against the ER doctor and...
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Mar 30, 2016
Jurors Friday awarded more than $16.4 million to a Lowes patron who suffered permanent head injuries from a 2013 fall at one of the companys stores. The award came as jurors concluded the companys negligence caused Kelly Hendrickson to slip and...
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Mar 30, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Patsy Davis claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the health risks of smoking, leading to the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Booker Davis.
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Key Florida Supreme Court Rulings Pave Way for Millions More in Damages Against Tobacco Companies
Mar 30, 2016
Two Florida Supreme Court decisions in as many weeks have changed the litigation landscape for thousands of Engle progeny plaintiffs, rendering it easier to claim both class membership and recover millions in punitive damages against the nation’s ...
Mar 30, 2016
A circuit judge declared a mistrial six days into an Engle progeny tobacco trial over the lung cancer death of a 52-year-old man, after the Florida Supreme Court published two key Engle class decisions in as many weeks.
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Mar 24, 2016
Whether an ER doctor recklessly engaged in “cell phone medicine” that caused a girl’s death from diabetes complications ignited a fiery debate between attorneys Wednesday as trial opened in a suit by the girl’s parents.
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Mar 24, 2016
Jurors last week cleared a Georgia attorney of defamation claims, closing a chapter on more than five years of litigation that raised questions about public statements a lawyer may make during a lawsuit.
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